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100			_aVoet, Joris van der
245			_aChange management in hard times: can change management mitigate the negative relationship between cutbacks and the organizational commitment and work engagement of public sector employees?
260			_c2017
300			_ap.230-252.
362			_aFeb
520			_aPublic management research has paid little attention to the implementation processes through which public organizations implement cutbacks. In this study, we examine how the implementation of cutbacks is related to employees' organizational commitment and work engagement in the Dutch public sector, and to what extent the use of change management practices may mitigate a negative relationship between cutbacks and these factors. The analysis of 6,066 employees indicates that cutbacks are negatively related to employee attitudes regarding their membership in their organization (organizational commitment), but not to attitudes regarding their work (work engagement). Moreover, although change management practices are only moderately applied in the implementation of cutbacks, the analysis indicates that these may partly alleviate the negative relationship between cutbacks and organizational commitment. The evidence presented in this study thus indicates that more attention should be given to the processes through which budget cutbacks are implemented in public organizations. - Reproduced.
650			_aOrganizations
650			_aEmployees
650			_aOrganizational change
700			_aVermeeren, Brenda
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a114217
999			_c114211 _d114211